Tag: south carolina
Micaiah Green, Methamphetamine Trafficking, South Carolina 2024
Columbia Man Sentenced to More than 16 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine, Fentanyl OLUMBIA, S.C. — In a devastating blow to the streets of Columbia, Micaiah Green, 31, has been sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison for his role in a major methamphetamine, fentanyl, and marijuana trafficking operation. According to…
Elisa Marie Rosario, Robbery and Kidnapping, South Carolina 2025
GREENVILLE, S.C. – A federal grand jury in Greenville returned a 10-count indictment, presented by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, charging Elisa Marie Rosario, 33, Jeremy Todd Lark, a/k/a ‘Jeremy Abdul Wakil Jones,’ 42, both of Roebuck, and Kezayvian Lee Campbell, 19, of Greenville, with robbery affecting commerce and conspiracy to do the same, kidnapping resulting…
Kevin Hedgpeth, Sex Trafficking, South Carolina 2026
⏱ 3 min read A 48-year-old Hanahan city official has been caught in a harrowing child sex trafficking scheme, using social media to target and exploit at least 19 underage victims. Kevin Hedgpeth, a former city councilman and mayor pro tem, allegedly posed as a minor on Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Telegram, and X to pressure…
Gerald Larson, Cocaine Trafficking, South Carolina 2024
⏱ 3 min read A 52-year-old Greer man, Gerald Larson, is headed to federal prison after a massive cocaine bust in South Carolina. Larson was sentenced to 12.5 years behind bars for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. On October 7, 2024, Larson was driving from his residence in Greer when he was pulled over…
Bobby Tyrell Davis, Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl, Heroin, and Marijuana, South Carolina 2025
⏱ 2 min read Bobby Tyrell Davis, a 41-year-old felon from Simpsonville, South Carolina, originally from Detroit, Michigan, has been sentenced for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and marijuana in the Upstate region of South Carolina. Davis, who was released from prison in 2017 after serving time for heroin trafficking, resumed his drug trafficking operation…
Jonathan Nathaniel Allen, Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material, South Carolina 2024
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Jonathan Nathaniel Allen, 27, of Chattanooga, Tenn., has pleaded guilty to production of child sexual abuse material. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that in September 2024 Allen used accounts on Reddit and Text Me to contact a 13-year-old girl in South Carolina. Allen posed as a 14-year-old boy named ‘Josh’ on…
Angela Upchurch, Methamphetamine Trafficking, South Carolina 2023
⏱ 4 min read A methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in South Carolina’s Upstate has led to the downfall of its key players, including Angela Upchurch, 38, of Gaffney. Upchurch played a significant role in distributing the highly addictive and destructive drug, conspiring with others, including Mikayluh and Mikenzi Walker, and Jonathan Sarratt, who coordinated the operation…
Mayo Pickens, Cocaine Trafficking, South Carolina 2025
⏱ 2 min read Mayo Pickens, a 47-year-old Anderson resident, has been sentenced to almost 15 years in federal prison for his role in a massive cocaine trafficking operation. On June 26, 2025, investigators with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Anderson County Sheriff’s Office executed a federal search warrant at Pickens’s residence, uncovering approximately 76…
Mayo Pickens, Cocaine Trafficking, South Carolina 2025
GREENVILLE, S.C. – A 47-year-old man from Anderson has been handed a lengthy prison sentence for his role in a major cocaine trafficking operation. Mayo Pickens, 47, of Anderson, was sentenced to almost 15 years in federal prison for cocaine trafficking. The sentence was handed down on June 26, 2025, by United States District Judge…
Olundi Uhuru Anderson, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, South Carolina 2025
⏱ 2 min read Olundi Uhuru Anderson, a 52-year-old felon from Lexington, South Carolina, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm. The incident occurred on January 7, 2025, when Anderson fled from a traffic stop near the intersection of Broad River Road and Bush River Road in Richland…
